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Meat Genova Bakery
Mom-and-pop shop deemed Stockton historical landmark
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Janae Hunt enjoys her freshly-made deli sandwich from Genova Bakery. - photo by VINCE REMBULAT
STOCKTON – Try finding an old fashioned deli sandwich?In today’s world of Subway, Togo’s, and Quiznos franchises, Genova Bakery is one of those hidden gems tucked away in a once proud neighborhood.As one of the locals, Janae Hunt enjoys the Old World flavors of her sandwich. “You can actually taste the meat and even the olive oil,” she said on Thursday afternoon.Her mother was regular customer here while she recently discovered this long-time Stockton establishment.Genova Bakery embodies the definition of a mom-and-pop operation. “Of or being a small business that is typically owned and run by members of a family,” according to the free dictionary, an online site.In 1918, the brothers, Giovanni and Angelo Rolleri, founded the bakery along with their brother-in-law G.B. Dentoni, who was the third partner.